...I'm 100% Styles for any gig. I find trying to work with MIDI's feels restrictive to me, although guys like Esh have taken it to a new level...

...From what I understand, if you know your instruments capabilities w/regard to MIDI operation, you can easily "mark" sections of the midi file and repeat or jump to any section of a tune you want...

...As far as Styles being too repetitive, I think its more a commentary on the user, not the style. My arrangers have been both tyros' and a psr-3k. With all of these boards, you have an impressive range of option on how to make the kb work for you. From the various intro, variations, endings to the multipads to dropping the accompianment at a point, etc...Combine these option with the available options in things like your piano/kb part (that you're playing), changes in dynamics, vocal style, etc...

There's a million different ways to keep tunes fresh, and its on us to make sure we don't get in a rut.

Bill in Dayton